> I think the point William is making is that generally Flash parts have a
> cost penalty, and if the application your PIC sits in would not benefit form
> the advantages of flash, i.r. re-programability.  When was the last time you
> upgraded the firmware in a $3 Taiwanese mouse?

That's it exactly.  There are applications in which flash is of little or no
practical advantage, so cost would be the deciding factor.  The flash parts
would have to become cheaper than OTP to be worthwhile in applications
such as this.  If they were the same cost, then they would be an equally
good choice for totally new development, but there would still be no incentive
to convert existing designs or for a developer with existing PIC experience to
start designing around a different architecture.


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                                        William Kitchen
                                        bill@iglobal.net

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